ADC Pro 2026-2027 Off Grid Manual

AERIAL DRONE COMPETITION PRO • RECF

Disqualification A penalty applied to a Team for a Major Violation. A Team that receives a Disqualification in a Teamwork Qualification Match receives zero Win Points, zero Match Points, and zero Strength of Schedule points for the Match. When a team receives a Disqualification in a Teamwork Elimination Match, the entire Alliance is Disqualified, and they receive a loss for the Match. A Team that receives a Disqualification in an Autonomous Skills Match or Piloting Skills Match will receive a score of zero for that Match.

Note: At the Head Referee’s discretion, repeated Violations and/or Disqualifications for a single Team may lead to its Disqualification for the entire tournament.

Drone An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that has passed inspection, designed to execute one or more tasks autonomously or using a controller. The ADC Pro competition utilizes two types of Drones: • Teamwork Drone: A customizable drone used only in the Teamwork Matches. See <DR9>. • Skills Drone: A stock drone used only in the Autonomous Skills Matches and Piloting Skills Matches. See <DR10>. Entanglement A Robot or Drone status. A Robot or Drone is Entangled if it has grabbed, hooked, or attached to an opposing Robot, Drone, or a Field Element.

Event Staff Any Volunteer who helps an Event Partner run an event.

Event Partner The volunteer tournament coordinator who serves as an overall manager for the volunteers, venue, event materials, and all other event considerations. Event Partners serve as the official liaison between the REC Foundation, the event volunteers, and the event attendees. Field A designated area to conduct Matches that includes Field Elements and Game Elements specific to the Match type. • The Teamwork Field consists of the Teamwork Field Perimeter, Teamwork Field Elements, Teamwork Game Elements, and the Floor. • The Autonomous Skills and Piloting Skills Fields are configured the same and consist of Skills Field Elements and Skills Game Elements.

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